Refurbishing a couple of HLV-EM lathes...

[CaryC]

I'm Making slow but good progress. Due to the size of my garage and the amount of stuff loaded in there, only a small amount can be worked on at a time.

I decided that oil based Urethane Enamel would give me the best long term durability. The paint is extremely close to the factory color so I am really happy with how it looks against some of the internal areas that I did not repaint. I was originally going to brush or roll the paint due to the simplicity, but I could not get the finish I was looking for, so I decided to spray the paint. It looks 100x better than my rolling samples.

 

[CaryC]

It's been a while since I posted, but it's done!

Here is the video:

I have TONS of pics also!

I am selling this one so I can clear room and $ to start the second one, let me know if you are interested!

 

[jariou]

I'm interested but so must the rest of us over here!

Where are you again? And what are you asking for it?

Jacques

 

[CaryC]

32k...I have 24k into it and a LOT of time!

 

[IHateMayonnaise]

Great job!

What PPE did you use for the paint you used, and what flavor of Urethane Enamel did you employ? I'm terrified of the stuff -- everything I've read says to use a separate oxygen supply. I'm inclined to pay someone to do the job for me, but am having a hard time finding someone who paints things that aren't cars.

FWIW, the actual default paint that Hardinge uses on their HLV-H's (when they still made them) was Sherwin-Williams F63JXA3366-4366 in 7B Gray. The last 4 digits is the store code. It took me a bit to track this down, but the folks at store 4366 and the Hardinge parts shop were surprisingly helpful.

 

[car2]

Sidenote, the carriage is easily removed intact, and installed, off of the end of the bed after removing the speed-control box housing, right bracket holding the leadscrew, and removing the gib; removal is manageable with one person with the aid of a support near/parallel to the bed, easy with two people. As mentioned, remove cross-slide and compound to reduce weight. The leadscrew can also be removed on the left end (via the taper-pin), or just supported during carriage removal.

I have a couple of factory accessories that had a teal color factory paint. Cheers

 

[majohnson]

You might want to double check as much of the wiring as you can. The insulation might crack from being moved.